Arenson and Werden U. wrote: > > Someone wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > We are going to be in SF for a few weeks and are looking for some good > > cheap places to eat. We love any ethnic cuisine, fish, meat, > > veggitarian.... We are not really into dressing up, but do like tasty > > food. Any suggestions would be most welcome. Post here or e-mail me at > > [email removed] > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Jan > > A unique and wonderful Chinese restaurant is the Hunan, located on > Sansome Street near Broadway (outside, but not too far from, Chinatown). > There are a lot of restaurants that call themselves Hunan, but this is > the real thing, with all the smoky, salty, pickled and spicy tastes of > Hunan province. The New Yorker magazine called this the best Chinese > restaurant in America, and it's got to be right up there. Try the Hot > and Sour Beef and the Marty's Special. We're salivating just thinking > about it. (By the way, in Victoria, B.C., there's a similar restaurant > owned by relatives of the Hunan's San Francisco owners. Forgot the > name, but it's in Victoria's Chinatown and has Hunan in the title.) > > As mentioned in a post below, the Jade Villa in Oakland is a place for > great dim sum. If you're in Berkeley, you might want to try Tacqueria > Picante for Mexican (on 6th Street near Gilman). And for BBQ, Flint's > ribs in Oakland, just next to the Berkeley border on Shattuck Avenue. > We've had ribs all over the country, including Arthur Bryant's famous > ribs in Kansas City. Flint's beats them all. > > Happy eating. Wish we were there. > > David & Marilyn David & Marilyn, We read your recommendation on the Hunan and it sounds mouth-watering. We'll be heading out to San Francisco shortly and we'll be sure to look out for this restaurant. We have a site called FoodLines at http://www.globalserve.on.ca/~nsbrud/fdlines/pages/0fdlines.htm Would you have any objections to us posting your comments on this restaurant on our "Favourite Restaurants Around the World" page? We've had a few e-mails from our readers asking if we had any information on the SF area. Best regards, Nicholas and Selina
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